Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a bill on Friday that would permit current and former presidents and vice presidents to transfer their civil or criminal cases from a state court to a federal court.

The bill would prevent politically motivated prosecutions at the local level, similar to the case former President Donald Trump faced in New York, as reported exclusively by Breitbart News.

“Presidents and Vice Presidents have a right to a fair trial free from political interference, and they should never be targeted by partisan state prosecutors and judges looking to score political points,” Tillis said in a statement provided to the outlet.

“The No More Political Prosecutions Act is commonsense legislation that provides Presidents and Vice Presidents (current and former) with the option to move their state cases to a federal court, the same option already provided to other federal officials and employees,” he added. Tillis’s bill is co-sponsored by Trump allies Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Mike Lee (R-UT), Breitbart reported. Both Missouri senators are former state attorneys general.

The bill would simply modify an existing statute that applies to numerous federal officials and staff, including members of Congress and federal judges. They have the option to transfer their cases to federal court.

Presidents and vice presidents are among the few federal officials who cannot transfer their cases to federal court, especially after leaving office. This leaves them at the mercy of state prosecutors and judges who can be elected or appointed by state legislatures or governors, unlike federal judges, who are Senate-confirmed and have lifetime appointments, ensuring their independence from the political process.

“Trump has recently faced several cases brought by Democrat state and local officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Judges presiding over two of those cases are Democrats or Democrat-appointed,” Breitbart reported.

Budd said in a statement to Breitbart: “No president or vice president should be plagued by cheap political prosecutions as a private citizen. I’m proud to join Senator Tillis’s effort to make sure that partisan lawfare does not prevail in American politics.”

Graham added, “Given the behavior of the Manhattan DA and other liberal jurisdictions that have brought sham cases against President Trump, it is now time to plan for the future and allow federal officials who are victims of out-of-control state and local prosecutors a chance to move their cases from state court to federal court.”