Is Brindisi trying to snatch victory in NY-22?

The closest House race in NY is in NY-22. As of the moment, the Republican candidate, Tenney, leads the Democrat, Brindisi, by 12 votes out of over 300,000! There are still (six weeks after the election) “hundreds of affidavit and absentee ballots in the race currently only separated by 12 votes.” There is a lot of action under control of a State Supreme Court Justice, Scott DelConte. Some actions have taken place and others are scheduled for next week. See

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/politics/elections/national/2020/12/11/anthony-brindisi-claudia-tenney-ny-22-what-you-need-know/3884118001/

1. On Election Day, Tenney held a commanding lead of over 28,000 votes.
2. With counting of as many as 60,000 absentee ballots, the race narrowed (ring a bell?)
3. One day after the election both campaigns requested voter verification by a judge.
4. The judge, DelConte, ordered that photocopies of all disputed ballots be inserted into their corresponding envelope (apparently NY does not follow Georgia in irreversible separation) along with the specific objection written on the envelope.
5. A review of contested ballots started on Nov 23, and found immediate problems: “county boards of elections, with the exception of Tioga County, used sticky notes, spreadsheets or other improper methods to record objections.”
6. “DelConte ordered a final report of the original canvass from each county by Nov. 30.”
7. Soon after, “Chenango County reported 55 uncounted early voting ballots. Of those, 44 appeared to be valid; these ballots were safeguarded awaiting the word of the court. ”
8. “In a Dec. 8 decision, DelConte ordered the county boards of elections to move forward with correcting errors in documenting and counting hundreds of ballots not canvassed in the first place. ”
9. “DelConte also ordered the county boards of elections to canvass all of the ballots that were not previously canvassed…”
10. “Voters with absentee ballots eligible for a correction, or cure, under state law should also be notified, according to DelConte’s order. ” Mind you, this is over SIX WEEKS after the election! You guessed it – DelConte is a Democrat.
11. “Once every uncanvassed affidavit and early voting ballot has been properly canvassed, the judicial review is expected to resume. DelConte will then review hundreds of affidavit and absentee ballots in the race currently only separated by 12 votes.”

So my questions are:
1. Is Brindisi trying to steal the election?
2. Is there any difference between his actions and Trump’s?
3. If so, how come there is no criticism from the press?
4. If not, please point out the differences.