Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's embattled attorney, has dropped libel suits against BuzzFeed and the private investigative firm Fusion GPS over a disputed dossier detailing alleged ties between the president and Russia, Politico is reporting.

Cohen, who is currently battling to recover documents seized in raids by the FBI, dropped the suits late Wednesday, Politico said.

"The decision to voluntarily discontinue these cases was a difficult one," Cohen's attorney David Schwartz said.

"We believe the defendants defamed my client, and vindicating Mr. Cohen's rights was — and still remains — important. But given the events that have unfolded, and the time, attention, and resources needed to prosecute these matters, we have dismissed the matters, despite their merits."

According to claims in the dossier, Cohen and Russian operatives met somewhere in Europe, including Prague, to "clean up the mess" caused by public disclosures about associates of Trump's ties to Russia, Politico reported.

But Cohen has strongly denied the Prague meeting ever took place.

NBC News noted Cohen is currently dealing with the FBI raids on his office and hotel room last week in search of details about his $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. She claims the payment was in return for keeping quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.