I give no more credence to the American Thinker than I do to Buzzfeed. The Buzzfeed post this week merely brought the issue to the forefront. The issue being whether Trump will dance to Vlad's music. It seems clear the intelligence community is concerned way beyond just the rumored golden shower.
Here's an article from the WaPo this morning that may help clarify. I have Tom Hanks playing MI6 officer Christopher Steele in the movie.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/12/this-former-british-spy-was-identified-as-the-trump-dossier-source-now-he-is-in-hiding/?utm_term=.c39641906644