How to securely delete e-mails?

How can I securely delete an e-mail from iMAC and from Time Machine?

How is it possible to move a mail message directly from Mail to the Finder Trash, where there is the Secure Empty option? It is not possible to drag a message from Mail to the Finder Trash.
I would think this has to be done by first moving the message to the Mail Trash by deleting it, then navigating to the Mail folder in the user Library>Mailboxes>Deleted Messages.mbox and finding the specific e.mlx message there. Then move that to the Trash and use Secure Emtpy.
I don't use TM, but I know there are caveats for deleting using the Finder. This can be risky.

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