trish: what did they want from you? >> exactly. they go to tell me that donald trump we believe in australia is a pariah. he should not be supporting the trans-pacific partnership and his positions regard russia and other matters are a threat to international peace and security. so clearly the australians have a vested interest in the trans-pacific partnership. when i met with alexander downer i was hearing why the america first agenda was an anathema to what these governments wanted. when donald trump was talking about protectionist measures, being tough on china. advocating from the u.s. position on the tpp and renegotiating international trade deals, there was i think a concerted effort by these foreign governments who did have these interests to deck the cards against him and hopefully predict a clinton victory. so like i said -- trish: they were trying to lobby you in some way, shape or form. you are the foreign policy advisor. so they are saying these are the things important to us and they thought you would somehow convey th

"trish regan primetime" starts right now. i'm david asman in for trish. breaking tonight, a source confirming to fox that a career state department official overseeing ukraine policy told house investigators he raised concerns all the way back to early 2015 about vice president joe biden's son serving on the board of an energy company in ukraine. but he was turned away saying the vice president was preoccupied with his other son's battle with cancer. joining me now is house oversight committee member south carolina congressman ralph norman. is this worth investigating? >> absolutely. you look at what the democrats are doing to this president with trying to impeach him behind closed doors. the fact that a state department official would say this -- it's interesting "the washington post" had it was a staffer. the buck stops with the boss, the boss was joe biden. he was the vice president. it wasn't a staffer making that decision. but absolutely ought to be explored and get the details on it. it will be interesting if it's pushed at all. but it should be. da

trish: sources tell me and fox that whistleblower did not disclose his or her contact with schiff's office to the intelligence community inspector general. we have much more on the story that least dems and adam schiff possibly conspiring. ivanka trump is so excited about today's phenomenal jobs report. and you will hear her first reaction to the impeachment inquiry into her father. that's happening straight ahead.

trish: he says mom, you need me. have a great weekend. thank you so much. i will see you on monday. maria bartiromo is next. >> from the fox studio in new york city, this is maria bartiromo wall street. maria: happy weekend, welcome to the program that analyzes the week that was in analyze you for the week ahead. coming up in just a few moments, my exclusive interview with an investing ledger. >> i found out the brokerage industry is broken. they are based on high commission, stories that were somewhat questionable stories how to make money in the stock market so for it was all about a big sales pitch. i thought man, there must be another brokerage. maria: he sure did, nearly 50 years later charles schwab is still disrupting the financial service industry as he did this past week with 0 commission news. we will get to that coming up. the federal reserve meeting is into a half weeks and widely expected. the fed will cut rates another quarter of a point, after the september meeting minutes were released this week showing a divide on whether or not to cut rates in the near term future.