What’s next for George Santos? ‘Whatever I want,’ he says.

George Santos, you’ve just been expelled from Congress. What are you going to do next?

The true answer, as with most things regarding the proven fabulist who won a Queens- and Long Island-based congressional seat last year on the back of a fabricated resume, is difficult to pin down.

In recent days, reporters have peppered him with questions about some of the possibilities for his next act. Maybe a tell-all book? Perhaps a turn on reality TV, like "Dancing With The Stars"? Or — gasp! — a return to elected office?

“Look, I don’t know,” Santos said at a press conference on Thursday, a day before his congressional colleagues made him the sixth person to ever be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.

“The future is endless,” he continued. “I mean, you just never know. You can do whatever you want next, and I’m just going to do whatever I want.”

This much we do know: Before Santos moves on to the next chapter of his life, he’ll have to face trial this upcoming fall on a 23-count federal indictment in Nassau County federal court, where he’s accused of a variety of wrongdoing, including credit card fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to Congress.

Here’s a look at some of Santos’ potential next steps.

Felony trial

Any accounting of Santos’ future would be incomplete without considering the possibility of prison time.

Santos’ felony case is expected to go to trial next year, weeks ahead of the November elections when voters will head to the polls and decide the balance of power in Congress and the White House.

Santos is accused of putting unauthorized charges on his donors’ credit cards and funneling the money into his campaign and personal accounts, as well as creating fake loans and contributions from family members to make it look like he had raised more than he did, among other alleged wrongdoing.

Santos pleaded not guilty, but even a conviction on a few felony charges could easily land him behind bars for a period of time.

Mark Chiusano, a journalist and author who penned a book, “The Fabulist,” on Santos’ rise and fall, said the case against Santos is wide-ranging.

“He has real legal bills now and is most likely going to be doing some prison time,” he said. “I mean, that is almost the certain reality.”

Writing a book

Book deals have been known to net big paydays for politicians. Santos himself told reporters this week he’s considering the possibility of writing a tell-all book, according to CNN.

But can Santos find a reputable publisher — one with a considerable checkbook — to put it out?

That’s going to be a hard sell, according to Andrew Stuart, a Manhattan-based literary agent whose clients have written dozens of books on politics, history and current affairs.

“Given the degree of his grift and corruption, I'd be surprised if anybody jumped on that or wanted to work on it,” Stuart said. “Never say never, of course, but I think it's pretty unlikely that any publisher would want to be associated with that.”

The biggest obstacle for publishers is rooted in Santos’ lengthy, documented history of lying. “Why would you trust anything that came out of this person's pen?” Stuart said.

“There's nothing newsworthy that [Santos] has to offer,” he said. “He wasn't some kind of icon or symbol of truth and resistance. He was just a serial fabricator from the get-go.”

Even if Santos were to land a book deal, some of his now-former colleagues are trying to block him from profiting off it.

A handful of New York Republicans, led by Long Island Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, are sponsoring measures meant to block members of Congress from profiting off their stories if they’ve been convicted of certain crimes.

Reality TV or social media influencer

Santos is more infamous than he is famous, but on reality TV and social media, infamy sells.

Just ask Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, who, despite serving prison time for fraud, has continued to grace the pages of major news outlets since she was caught fabricating her background. Her story was documented in the Netflix series, "Inventing Anna."

Take a swing through TikTok these days and you might just find a clip of George Santos — like this one of him superimposed onto the set of "RuPaul’s Drag Race," or others where commenters beg him to drop his skin care regimen.

Might Santos take a shot at landing on a reality television program? Or perhaps try to monetize his considerable social media following in some way?

That may be more his speed, according to Chiusano. In his book, the author lays out how Santos’ love of celebrities — including Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and the Real Housewives — easily transitioned into his devotion for Donald Trump in 2016.

“I think that that's where his interests really lie, even before politics,” Chiusano said. “So I could see a world where he does get more into something like Bravo or appearing on [the app] Cameo or doing 'Dancing With The Stars.'"

"People have kind of floated that 'Dancing With The Stars' idea to him, and he hasn't exactly denied it," Chiusano added. "So I think there's a world where that could be the outcome here.”

Stuart said reality TV makes more sense for Santos than a book.

“What has this man really accomplished other than infamy?” Stuart said. “Hence why the reality orbit is maybe a good place for him, so he can launder that infamy in the reality arena.”

Another run for office?

Santos’ expulsion from Congress doesn’t keep him from running for office in the future. And Santos himself isn’t ruling it out — though he said he likely won’t run for anything in 2024.

But any future run for office may not be in New York.

“That is the one definite I can give all of y'all is that … if I ever run for anything, don't expect to ever see my name on a ballot in New York,” Santos said last week on a livestream on X, formerly known as Twitter.

As for why not New York, Santos cited a recent report by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, that recently ranked it the “least free” state in the country.

But therein lies the perpetual problem with Santos, Chiusano said. Should we take his words at face value? Might he actually run for office again, given — everything?

“Looking back on his life, [Santos] is the kind of guy who moves around a lot,” Chiusano said. “He spent time in Brazil, in Florida, in different parts of New York. So I do think that there's a world where he leaves the district where he is living now — goes to, for example, Florida, where he does have a lot of ties — and stays involved in politics.”

The future, as Santos says, is endless.