I asked what verses tell you that Jesus asserted that.
Specifically, what verses in the New Testament do that. My limited recollection is that Jesus tried to avoid that, and in the Gospels, someone else always ends up saying it.
Right in front of the highest court in his nation, Jesus said “I am he”. Specifically, that was the aramaic form of “ani hu” which was only uttered on high holy days by the priests at that time. Then he pushed forward and said that even though you guys are judging me now, I will be judging you in the future — “you shall see the son of man sitting on the Right Hand of Power (that means equality with God) and coming on the clouds of heaven (only God came on the clouds of heaven in Daniel).
It was enough for the Sanhedrin to loudly proclaim they heard blasphemy and to start tearing their robes. There was NO mistake about what they heard and what it meant.
But 2000 years later, arrogant people will enjoy twisting it into something that it was not.
So... learn from history, learn your history. Know exactly what it is that you’re throwing under the bus in your ignorance and arrogance.