On Piers Morgan Live Monday, Dan Rather, who himself had been fired from CBS for journalistic missteps, came to the defense of the beleaguered Lara Logan, insisting that CBS should be merciful and judge her against her “whole record” rather than one fraudulent report. In the process, Rather makes sure to defend his own blemished record too.

Morgan asked Rather about a range of topics Monday, but when he came to Lara Logan, the conversation turned particularly personal. Not only did Rather work for the same network, he was famously dismissed for a similar journalistic indiscretion -- the reporting of fraudulent documents proported to be George W. Bush’s Air National Guard service record.

Morgan began by highlighting the parallel with Rather’s case and the current 60 Minutes scandal involving Logan’s use of a fraudulent witness in a report on Benghazi, a blunder for which she has been put on indefinite leave. Rather used the moment to reiterate his claim that the fraudulent Bush documents were in fact authentic, eventually coming to the defense of the Limbo-ed Logan.

Morgan: Many people believe it was a double standard at CBS in the way you were treated—in terms of the way you departed from CBS—and the way that Lara Logan has been treated, and the way they handled this crisis. What do you think?

Rather: Well, first of all, CBS has a lot to answer for this. There were a lot of questions, and they’ve answered some of them. I don't want to in any way add to their burden. I know what it feels like to be the correspondent who is at the center of the controversy, when there are people both above and below you...

I will make this point, with our story, the one that led to our difficulty. No question the story was true. Why the complaint and eventually most of us lost our jobs was: Okay, your story was true, but the way you got to the story, was flawed. The process was flawed.

That’s not the case with the Benghazi story. Unfortunately—and there’s no joy in saying it—they were taken in by a man who was a fraud.

After praising Logan as an “incredibly brave reporter,” Morgan asked Rather if he believes CBS should “end her career.”

Rather: In my opinion, clearly labeled, no. And I am so glad you mentioned that. Okay, whatever one thinks of what Lara Logan did or didn’t do with this story, in fairness it should be put against her whole record. She is still a very young correspondent, but for a young correspondent has a distinguished record. It should be seen in that context and in that perspective.