Not necessarily a third party, though possible. Higher ups in the BLM or other government people could have had a plan they didn’t share with the BLM on the site.
Sheriff Gillespie is the one that made the announcement that a deal had been reached, who told him that? I just thought it was curious.
Actually I have been surprised (shouldn’t be I know) that no reporter has followed up on the announcement being made and then BLM officials denying there ever was a deal. Too bad we no longer have real reporters any more.
Apparently the BML doesn’t listen to the broadcast like O or they would have known the news about the agreement /s