Rep. George Santos, the Republican from New York who is about to be expelled from Congress over wire fraud, theft, and a host of other charges, may still get to act like a Congressman, even if the House boots him out.

Oh, and they’re going to. It would take around 291 of the 435 members, or two-thirds, to kick him out. And they’re there.

But what if they do, and he keeps on coming back to the House? Well, they’ll need to pass a resolution keeping him away. That’s because House rules only specify that he may not be there if he’s convicted of a crime “in relation to that individual’s election to, or service to, the House.”

What he’ll be convicted of fits that criteria, but he won’t have been found guilty before the House expels him. They’ll have to do some follow-up work to keep him away.

Santos could also use House facilities that only members have access to, like the gym — if he just pays the dues for the gym.

Most gallingly, Santos could conceivably purchase his own office furniture at a deep discount, then turn around and auction it off for some exorbitant profit.

All of these things are bylaws written into the House charter in order to honor the service provided by former members who simply didn’t win their reelection campaigns. I guess they really didn’t consider whether they’d have to worry about douchebags taking advantage of the loopholes that let them keep pretending they’re members of Congress.

Santos is exactly the kind of guy who would do all of the things he’s legally “entitled” to do, as well. He’s already told his colleagues that he planned to wear his expulsion “like a badge of honor.”

Santos’ attitude toward the whole thing comes not from where his district is, or — and I hate to say it here — even what party he represents.

His behavior is entirely indicative of someone who saw how easy it was to be a grifter as a member of the House, did that very deed, and then watched as hypocrites (some of whom he feels have done the same) kicked him out of their club.

He feels like he’s being punished for being caught, not for committing crimes.

The bars he’s looking through soon will disabuse him of that myth, but that can’t happen soon enough.