Peter Thiel, who gave $1.25m to Trump, has called date rape 'belated regret'

Facebook board member who donated to Donald Trump after sexual misconduct allegations wrote a 1995 book that attempted to discredit date rape

When Mark Zuckerberg defended board member Peter Thiel's $1.25m donation to Donald Trump's presidential campaign this week, the Facebook CEO emphasized that support of the candidate did not necessarily constitute "accepting sexual assault".

But part of Thiel's 1995 book The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus suggests that he may sympathize more with Trump - who has recently been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by several women - than with his victims.