Trash wont empty on imac

Trash will not empty no matter what I do, hold down the option key or shift option command delete. It runs for about a second that just disappears and everything is still in the trash. Any ideas?  Zapped the PRAM, ran Disk Warrior on it, still nothing. These are old files from the Time Machine. Help

Ah.   Old files from Time Machine.   All too often the cause of trash problems.   The following links may help.
Clearing Stubborn trash.                Download Trash It! for Mac
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