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.
And which one of the apostles was there, a member of the Sanhedrin? Who was the eye witness?
Peter? Paul, who asserted he only met Jesus once, on the road to Damascus?
Your witnesses turn to dust when you finally get to it.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
62. And Jesus said, I am—or, as in Matthew (Mt 26:64), “Thou hast said [it].” In Luke, however (Lu 22:70), the answer, “Ye say that I am,” should be rendered—as De Wette, Meyer, Ellicott, and the best critics agree that the preposition requires—”Ye say [it], for I am [so].” Some words, however, were spoken by our Lord before giving His answer to this solemn question. These are recorded by Luke alone (Lu 22:67, 68): “Art Thou the Christ [they asked]? tell us. And He said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: and if I also ask [interrogate] “you, ye will not answer Me, nor let Me go.” This seems to have been uttered before giving His direct answer, as a calm remonstrance and dignified protest against the prejudgment of His case and the unfairness of their mode of procedure.
So once again, the gospels disagree on what is said, and what it means. Only Luke seems to get the plaintive protest. The other two synoptics have different contexts, and their I AM leads not to the Hebrew I AM, but Matthew’s ‘thou hast said it’. A mish mash of conflicting testimony. I wish you joy of your belief in it.