What’s next for George Santos? Court dates and maybe reality TV.

The expulsion of George Santos from the House of Representatives on Friday, after a year marked by audacious lies and outright fraud, ended his 11-month tenure in Congress. But as he stormed off Capitol Hill, Mr. Santos made it abundantly clear that he had no intention of returning to obscurity.

Federal authorities and a jury of his peers may have something to say about that. Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, will go on trial next year on a lengthy indictment containing allegations that he defrauded donors, lied to election officials and stole unemployment benefits.

But in American politics, even convicted criminals often get a second act — if not in elected office, then on reality TV or on the big screen.

Here’s what could be next — and what won’t be — for the disgraced and recently impeached former congressman.

Free from the daily demands of being a member of Congress, Mr. Santos will have time to focus on what could be his greatest challenge yet: remaining a free man.

The Republican faces 23 charges, ranging from identity theft to fraud, and up to 22 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts.

A trial date has been set for September 2024 on Long Island if Mr. Santos does not first reach a plea deal with prosecutors. His next court date is December 12.

The plans drawn up by prosecutors are very diverse. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York say he falsified campaign reports with fake donations and fictitious personal loans to artificially strengthen his position. They say he stole from donors without permission from their credit cards and through a Florida company called Redstone Strategies. And they have accused him of collecting more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits while actually employed.

Santos loses his house advantages.

Financial records unearthed by investigators show that Mr. Santos’ annual house salary of $174,000 was one of the most stable income streams he had ever had. No longer.

After his expulsion, Mr. Santos will stop collecting congressional and medical benefits, which could add to his financial problems.

He also loses access to a federal pension. According to The investigative arm of Congresslawmakers must accrue five years of federal service before becoming eligible for the annual retirement benefit.

Former members, even expelled members, are given a lifetime privilege to walk on the secure floor of the House. As he left the building on Friday, Mr. Santos said he saw no reason to use it.

“Why would I want to stay here?” he said. “To hell with this place.”

Does he have a political future?

In the hours before his deportation, Mr. Santos was repeatedly asked whether he would run for re-election: mayor of New York City? Governor? What about his old seat in the House of Representatives?

Technically, there’s nothing stopping lawmakers from re-entering politics. But Mr. Santos said he had little appetite for now.

“I have no interest in becoming mayor. Governor, even less,” he told reporters in his office on the eve of his expulsion. “I don’t want to have executive power over anything. I’m bad at running my house. That’s why my husband runs it.”

Mr. Santos has also indicated that he is not interested in running for his old seat. But if he ever tried to do so, he would almost certainly face fierce opposition from local Republicans who tightly control their party’s political apparatus and have come to loathe him.

“I don’t like rides,” said Joseph Cairo, the powerful chairman of the Nassau County Republican Party. “As a child I often got sick from things moving around. So I didn’t like George Santos.”

What about ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

Although Santos initially chafed at the media attention, he seemed increasingly comfortable in the spotlight, regardless of the circumstances that brought him there.

Naysa Woomer, his former communications director who resigned in May, described him as “someone who was more interested in being a celebrity” than a lawmaker.

So it was perhaps not surprising when he told reporters Thursday that he wouldn’t rule out a path charted by other political figures: ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”

“If I find the guts to go on television and embarrass myself with my four left feet, maybe one day,” Mr. Santos said.

There is precedent for such a move. In 2009, the show cast Tom DeLay, a former House Majority Leader who resigned in 2006 after being indicted in a money laundering scandal.

Rick Perry, the former Texas governor known for his debate gaffe, hit the screens in 2016. And Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary for Donald J. Trump, was cast in 2019, a move that drew criticism from those who believed the show allowed him to rehabilitate his image.

Fox’s “The Masked Singer” has also been willing to help politicians who want to move from fame to celebrity. Last year, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer who was integral to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, survived seven episodes before being fired.

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, appeared on the show in 2020. She and her family also had their own reality show in 2010 and made cameos on “Saturday Night Live,” where, like Mr. Santos, she was a regular. target of parody.

Or a memoir?

During the meeting with reporters, Mr. Santos seemed eager to take control of his own narrative.

“I’m definitely going to write a book,” he said, although it was not clear whether he actually had a publishing contract.

Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a fellow New York Republican who reviles Mr. Santos, introduced a bill earlier this year to eliminate just that possibility. The measure, called the No Fame for Fraud Resolution, would ban any lawmaker convicted of a financial or campaign finance offense from making money from biographies, creative works or media appearances. Other New York Republicans signed.

Mr. Santos called the bill a good idea at the time, but there is little chance it will ever become law.

On Thursday he said he had rejected several documentary makers. But he did have casting guidance for anyone who wanted to make a biopic of his life.

“This is not something for someone with a career,” he said. “This is a career-making film.”